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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2012
Applicants:

David Jeffrey Carson, Stuart, FL (US);

Baruch B. Lieber, Aventura, FL (US);

Chandramouli Sadasivan, Wilmington, DE (US);

David John Florella, East Setauket, NY (US);

Henry Heesang Woo, Setauket, NY (US);

Michael Romeo, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);

Inventors:

David Jeffrey Carson, Stuart, FL (US);

Baruch B. Lieber, Aventura, FL (US);

Chandramouli Sadasivan, Wilmington, DE (US);

David John Florella, East Setauket, NY (US);

Henry Heesang Woo, Setauket, NY (US);

Michael Romeo, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);

Assignee:

Vascular Simulations, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/30 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G09B 23/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/288 (2013.01); G09B 23/281 (2013.01); G09B 23/30 (2013.01); G09B 23/303 (2013.01); G09B 23/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention describes a device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiac functioning, including an anatomically accurate left cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart. Through the use of a remote handheld electronic controller and manual adjustments from a main control panel, the air pressure level, fluidic pressure, and heart rate is controlled to induce contractions that simulate a wide variety of heart conditions ranging from normal heart function to severely diseased or injured heart conditions.


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